deviance

[dee-vee-uhns] Example Sentences Origin

de·vi·ance

[dee-vee-uhns]
noun
1.
deviant quality or state.
2.
deviant behavior.
Also, de·vi·an·cy.


Origin:
1940–45; devi(ant) + -ance
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Deviance is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example Sentences
  • Barber was stylistically at odds with his age, and the age treated such deviance harshly.
  • Ever since talk shows were invented, pain, deviance and public humiliation have been at the center of their appeal.
  • So when deviance is encountered, it becomes a matter of tribal concern.
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deviance (ˈdiːvɪəns)
 
n
1.  Also called: deviancy the act or state of being deviant
2.  statistics a measure of the degree of fit of a statistical model compared to that of a more complete model

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Word Origin & History

deviance
1944, fromdeviant. A sociologists' word, perhaps coined because statisticians and astronomers already had claimed deviation.
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